GRE Word List

JUXTAPOSE

to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)

The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).

Random words

WordMeaning
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
bruntthe principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack)
affectedartificial; pretended
bacchanaliaa Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry
irreverencelack of reverence
buffoona ludicrous figure : clown
abbreviateto make briefer
bristlea short stiff coarse hair or filament
immureto enclose within or as if within walls
veritythe quality or state of being true or real